Wyoming § 13-1-301 Banks

Wyoming Statutes

§ 13-1-301 — Banks

Wyoming § 13-1-301

Title 13Banks, Banking and Finance

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 3OPERATING HOURS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 13-1-301 (2026).

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(a)Any bank may close on legal holidays and Saturday. Each day the bank is closed is not a business day. Any act required or permitted to be performed by a bank on Saturday may be performed on the next succeeding business day and no liability or loss of rights shall result.

(b)If the state banking commissioner believes that an emergency exists affecting any bank, he may authorize the bank to close and shall make a public announcement of the authorization. As used in this subsection "emergency" includes any condition which may interfere with the conduct or the normal operations of a bank or poses a threat to the safety or security of employees or property of a bank.

(c)If the officers of a bank believe that conditions exist which pose a threat to the safety or security of bank personnel

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(a) Any bank may close on legal holidays and Saturday.
Each day the bank is closed is not a business day. Any act
required or permitted to be performed by a bank on Saturday may
be performed on the next succeeding business day and no
liability or loss of rights shall result.
(b) If the state banking commissioner believes that an
emergency exists affecting any bank, he may authorize the bank
to close and shall make a public announcement of the
authorization. As used in this subsection "emergency" includes
any condition which may interfere with the conduct or the normal
operations of a bank or poses a threat to the safety or security
of employees or property of a bank.
(c) If the officers of a bank believe that conditions
exist which pose a threat to the safety or security of bank
personnel or property, they may close the bank.
(d) A bank may close temporarily if the convenience and
need of the local community in which the bank is located would
best be served by the closing. A bank shall not be closed for
more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours pursuant to this
subsection.
(e) As used in this section, "bank" includes the main
office and any branches.
(f) Any transaction by a bank performed outside regular
banking hours is not invalid solely because of that fact.